Margaret (singer)

For other uses, see Margaret (disambiguation).
Margaret

Margaret in 2016
Background information
Birth name Małgorzata Jamroży
Born (1991-06-30) 30 June 1991
Stargard Szczeciński, Poland
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • saxophone (in the past)[1]
Years active 2009–present
Labels

Małgorzata Jamroży (born 30 June 1991), known by her stage name Margaret, is a Polish singer-songwriter with a degree in fashion design.[2]

Her first EP, All I Need, was released only in Poland in 2013. It featured her debut single, "Thank You Very Much", which also served as her first international single. The song charted in the Top-50 in Austria, Germany, and Italy. In Poland it was the third best-selling digital single of 2013.

Her debut studio album, Add the Blonde, was released exclusively in Poland in 2014. It peaked at number eight and was certified Platinum by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (ZPAV). The album contained two Top-10 hits, "Wasted" and "Start a Fire" (the official song for 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship), as well as a Top-15 single "Heartbeat". In 2015, Margaret recorded a collaborative jazz album with Matt Dusk titled Just the Two of Us, which was also released only in her native country. The album was certified Gold by ZPAV.

In 2016, her single, "Cool Me Down", peaked at number four in Poland and became her first Top-5 hit there. The song was released as her second international single.

The singer has won many awards, including an MTV Europe Music Award, a Kids' Choice Award, and three Eska Music Awards. In 2014, Margaret was included on the list of 100 Most Valuable Stars of Polish Show Business compiled by the Polish edition of Forbes magazine.[3] The list is equivalent to the Forbes Celebrity 100 list.

Career

Career beginnings

Margaret's career began during her senior year, as a singer-songwriter in the band oNieboLepiej ("Much Better"), formed in early January 2009.[4] In the same year, Margaret won the 254th episode of the Polish reality-singing competition show Szansa na sukces (Chance for Success), performing "Znam Cię na pamięć", originally by Monika Brodka. She also performed in the main, annual concert at the Congress Hall in Warsaw.[5] In 2010, she starred in the musical Rent at the Szczecin Opera in the Castle.[6] Margaret has also been the singer-songwriter of the Gosia Jamroży Project (also known as the Margaret J. Project), a band she co-created, and with whom she performed at the semi-finals of the Coke Live Fresh Noise 2010.[7] She also recorded songs for Polish TV commercials and provided vocals for the biopic Bokser.[8][9]

2012–2013: "Thank You Very Much" and All I Need

In 2012, she participated in the "Trendy" contest, during the 2012 Sopot TOPtrendy Festival in Forest Opera, performing her debut single, "Thank You Very Much",[10] a sleeper hit which didn't make a major impact until the release of its music video in 2013. Margaret collaborated with the award-winning director Chris Marrs Piliero (who previously worked with The Black Keys, Britney Spears, and Kesha) to create a controversial music video accompanying the song, in which she was surrounded by thirty naked extras.[11] The video was banned from YouTube, however, it was later restored. With this work, Margaret expressed her support for the right to nudity under the slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity".[12] She defended her position by saying that "even though YouTube, considered one of the leading defenders for freedom of speech of the 21st century, censored the video, I'm happy that my fans are able to understand it in another way."[12] After the release of the music video the song became an instant hit in Poland. It was officially released for digital download on February 21, 2013, and went on to become the third best-selling digital single of 2013 in Poland.[13] The single has also reached number 41 on the official singles chart in Germany, number 38 in Austria and number 22 in Italy.[14][15][16] She later performed the song at many events, including "Największe Przeboje Roku" (trans. Biggest Hits of the Year) concert at the 2013 Sopot TOPtrendy Festival[17] and in the popular German show, the ZDF Fernsehgarten, broadcast live by ZDF.[18]

Margaret's second single, "Tell Me How Are Ya", was released on July 9, 2013.[19] In the Summer 2013, the singer participated in the tour organised by Radio ZET and TVP2.[20]

In late July, she was chosen to represent Poland at the Baltic Song Contest 2013 in Sweden,[21] where she sang "Thank You Very Much" and "I Get Along", and finished in second place.[22] On July 30, 2013, her EP All I Need was released, and debuted at number 50 on the OLiS chart.[23] In late August, she performed at the Stars for Free 2013 concert in Berlin, organized by German radio station, RTL Radio.[24]

Margaret was nominated in several categories at the Eska Music Awards 2013, including Best Artist, Best Hit (for "Thank You Very Much"), Best Music Video ("Thank You Very Much"), and Best Debut, winning an award for Best Music Video.[25][26] She was also nominated for Best Polish Act at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards.[27] In December 2013, she embarked on a promotional tour of Italy.[28]

2014–2015: Add the Blonde and Just the Two of Us

Margaret in 2014

On December 31, Margaret premiered "Wasted" with the live performance of the song, at the "Sylwestrowa Moc Przebojów" (trans. New Year's Eve Power of Hits) concert in Gdynia, Poland.[29] On January 15, 2014 the song was released for digital download in Poland and served as the lead single from her debut studio album.[30] The single peaked at number 6 on the Polish Airplay Chart.[31] In February 2014, her first TV commercial for Play was released.[32] Since then she has appeared in many other promotional campaigns for different brands in Poland, including TV commercials for Coca-Cola and Deichmann.[33][34]

In the summer, Margaret collaborated with Thomas Karlsson and Mats Tärnfors to create the official song of the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Poland.[35][36] "Start a Fire" was performed by Margaret at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Opening Ceremony on August 30 in front of 62,000 spectators in National Stadium, Warsaw, prior to the Poland v. Serbia match. The event was broadcast in over 168 countries.[37][38]

On August 26 her debut studio album, Add the Blonde was released. It reached number 8 on the Polish Albums Chart[39][40] and has received a Platinum certification from the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (ZPAV).[41]

In late August, she performed at the NRJ Music Tour in Beirut, organized by Lebanese radio station, NRJ Lebanon.[42][43] In September, Margaret won Glamour Women of the Year Award.[44] In April 2015, she performed at the Top Music Wembley festival, held at the Wembley Arena in London.[45]

Her next single, "Heartbeat", was released in the first-half of 2015 and peaked at number 11 on the Polish Airplay Chart.[31] In August, Margaret won two Eska Music Awards for the Best Artist and Best Artist in Web.[46] At the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards, she won the award for Best Polish Act and as a result received a nomination for Worldwide Act: Europe.[47] In September, a clothing line for Sinsay designed by her has been released under the name "Margaret for Sinsay".[48]

In the Fall of 2015, she hosted Retromania, a TV show broadcast by TVP1.[49] She also collaborated with Canadian jazz singer Matt Dusk on an album of jazz standards called Just the Two of Us. It was released on November 6, 2015, and peaked at number 28 on the Polish Albums Chart.[39][50] The album was certified Gold in Poland by ZPAV.[51]

2016–present: "Cool Me Down"

Margaret rehearsing before Krajowe Eliminacje 2016

In February 2016, it was announced that Margaret would compete in Krajowe Eliminacje 2016, Poland's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, to be held in Stockholm, Sweden.[52] She competed with the song "Cool Me Down" and finished in 2nd place,[53] despite being bookies' and ESC fans' favourite to win both the national final and the whole Eurovision Song Contest.[54][55] "Cool Me Down" reached number 4 on the Polish Airplay Chart.[31]

In March, Margaret won Kids' Choice Award for Favourite Polish Star.[56]

In April, her single "Cool Me Down" was released worldwide via Warner Music Group.[52]

Discography

Studio albums

Album title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
POL
[39]
Add the Blonde 8
Just the Two of Us
(with Matt Dusk)
  • Released: November 6, 2015
  • Label: Magic Records, Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, Digital download, LP
28

Extended plays

Album title Album details Peak chart positions
POL
[57]
All I Need
  • Released: July 30, 2013
  • Label: Magic Records, Universal Music Poland
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
50

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
POL
[31]
AUT
[14]
GER
[15]
ITA
[16]
SWE
[58]
"Thank You Very Much" 2013 [upper-alpha 1] 38 41 22 All I Need
"Tell Me How Are Ya"
"Wasted" 2014 6 Add the Blonde
"Start a Fire" 10
"Heartbeat" 2015 11
"'Deed I Do"
(with Matt Dusk)
Just the Two of Us
"Just the Two of Us"
(with Matt Dusk)
"Cool Me Down" 2016 4 67
[59]
TBA
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
POL
[31]
"Coraz bliżej święta"
(featuring The Voice of Poland 6 finalists)
2015 32 N/A

Awards and nominations

Year Award/Ceremony Category Recipient Result Ref.
2012 Sopot TOPtrendy Festival 2012 Trendy Artist Margaret Nominated [60]
2013 Sopot TOPtrendy Festival 2013 Biggest Hits of the Year "Thank You Very Much" Nominated [61]
Baltic Song Contest 2013 Grand Prix Margaret 2nd Place [22]
Eska Music Awards 2013 Best Artist Margaret Nominated [25]
Biggest Hit of the Year "Thank You Very Much" Nominated [25]
Best Debut Margaret Nominated [25]
Best Music Video "Thank You Very Much" Won [26]
2013 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Polish Act Margaret Nominated [27]
Glam Awards 2013 Star of the Year Margaret Nominated [62]
Hope of the Year Margaret Won [63]
Trendy Debut Margaret Nominated [62]
Róże Gali 2013 Best Debut Margaret Nominated [64]
2014 Wiktory 2013 Star of the Song Margaret Nominated [65]
2014 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Polish Star Margaret Nominated [66]
Plejada Top Ten 2014 Debut of the Year Margaret Nominated [67]
Sopot TOPtrendy Festival 2014 Digital Song of the Year "Thank You Very Much" 3rd Place [13]
Biggest Hits of the Year "Wasted" Nominated [68]
SuperJedynki SuperArtist Without Borders Margaret Won [69]
Eska Music Awards 2014 Best Music Video "Wasted" Nominated [70]
Glamour Awards Glamour Women of the Year Margaret Won [71]
2015 Grube Ryby 2015 The Best Voice Margaret Nominated [72]
Telekamery 2015 Music Margaret Nominated [73]
2015 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Polish Star Margaret Nominated [74]
Wiktory 2014 Artist of the Year Margaret Nominated [75]
SuperJedynki SuperArtist Margaret Nominated [76]
SuperAlbum Add the Blonde Nominated [76]
Polsat SuperHit Festiwal 2015 Radio Hit of the Year "Wasted" 4th Place [77]
Eska Music Awards 2015 Best Artist Margaret Won [46]
Best Artist in Web Margaret Won [46]
Glamour Awards Fashion Icon Margaret Won [78]
2015 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Polish Act Margaret Won [47]
Worldwide Act: Europe Margaret Nominated [47]
Róże Gali 2015 Media Margaret Nominated [79]
2016 2016 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Polish Star Margaret Won [56]
2016 National Festival of Polish Song in Opole Grand Prix "Smak radości" Nominated [80]
Polsat SuperHit Festiwal 2016 Radio Hit of the Year "Heartbeat" Pending [81]

Notes

  1. When "Thank You Very Much" was popular in Poland, ZPAV only published Top-5 of the Official Polish Airplay Chart (now it is Top-100), which may explain why the single didn't chart there.

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